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Accepted

Play trailer 1:48 Poster for Accepted 2022,  1h 31m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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T.M. Landry, an unconventional prep school in Louisiana, receives national attention for sending its graduates to elite universities. When an explosive New York Times exposé rocks the school, students face uncertain futures and must decide for themselves what they are willing to do to be accepted.

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Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) Jul 6, 2022
I'm not sure that this film gets at an answer about what needs to be done here. Something was working, but something was wrong, too. Go to Full Review
Noel Murray Los Angeles Times Jul 1, 2022
By focusing on the collateral damage of the scandal, “Accepted” takes on the whole broken college admissions system, arguing that the obsession with “elite” universities may be an obstacle to a good education. Go to Full Review
Beandrea July New York Times Jun 30, 2022
As we witness both the documentary’s subjects -- and its director -- navigate a shocking development in real time, a quietly probing film emerges that pierces the myth of American meritocracy. Go to Full Review
Phil Guie Film-Forward.com Sep 25, 2022
4/5
We definitely get a sense of how tenuous college dreams are for teens whose parents never went through the process themselves. Go to Full Review
Travis DeShong In Review Online Jul 26, 2022
Accepted doesn’t always handle its myriad threads with equal deftness, but the film is movingly carried through on the strength of its individual stories and their larger sociopolitical implications. Go to Full Review
Charles Solomon FilmWeek (LAist) Jul 6, 2022
I think it's a more interesting story than it is a film. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Dan Chen

Director

Alicia Simon

Self

Cathy Bui

Self

Adia Sabatier

Self

Isaac Smith

Self

James Dennis

Self

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Movie Info

Synopsis T.M. Landry, an unconventional prep school in Louisiana, receives national attention for sending its graduates to elite universities. When an explosive New York Times exposé rocks the school, students face uncertain futures and must decide for themselves what they are willing to do to be accepted.
Director
Dan Chen
Producer
Dan Chen, Jesse Einstein, Jason Y. Lee, Mark Monroe
Distributor
Greenwich Entertainment
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 1, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2022
Runtime
1h 31m
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